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DEFINITION: n. The type of headache you get from buying too many things with your credit card. Note: Symptoms do not usually appear until the following month.v. To buy yourself a huge credit card headache.
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Newralgia
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: newer/algia
Sentence: He developed a serious case of newralgia when he replaced all his appliances with new ones.
Etymology: neuralgia + new
Cranialcreditsyndrome
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: k-ray-nee-'l-k-red-it-sin-dro-m
Sentence: He felt a wave of cranialcreditsyndrome come upon him as he looked at the credit card bill from last month.
Etymology: From the word cranial meaning of the skull from the medieval latin root cranium which was from the greek kranium meaning skull which was related to the word kara meaning head
Visagraine
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: vee-sa-grayn
Sentence: The intensity of Jenny's monthly attack of visagraine depended on how close she came to her credit limit.
Etymology: visa (card) + migraine
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COMMENTS:
I just realized that this could appear sexist. I know that Johnny could just as easily buy 35 pairs of shoes (or power tools for that matter) My apologies to anyone who needs them! - administraitor, 2007-07-04: 10:35:00
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Buygraine
Created by: xMelody
Pronunciation: by-grayn
Sentence: He had been caught up in an 8 hour Ebay whirlwind and he could already feel a buygraine coming on
Etymology: buy, migraine
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COMMENTS:
He needs to take some Buylenol..good word. - Nosila, 2009-07-16: 12:10:00
;D - xMelody, 2009-07-16: 16:03:00
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Credache
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: KRED-eyk
Sentence: After three hours on hold with her bank, Jackie's credache was debtamorphosing into an arrearache.
Etymology: credit + headache
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COMMENTS:
sounds debititating. - petaj, 2007-07-04: 03:46:00
sounds like a contageous strain of sellyoulitis. - galwaywegian, 2007-07-04: 06:24:00
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Debtache
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: det - aik
Sentence: After her Sunday spending spree, Nancy came home with a splitting debtache. Good thing that she had purchased ten bottles of Tylenol on sale. When she received the bill, she finished off the other nine bottles.
Etymology: debt, arche, play on headache
Buygraine
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: buy-grain
Sentence: after a hectic week on e-bay i started coming down with a very bad buygraine
Etymology: buy, migraine
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COMMENTS:
Sounds payinfull. Great word! - galwaywegian, 2007-07-04: 05:02:00
Yes, very good. - Clayton, 2007-07-04: 12:03:00
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Penitension
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: pen-i-ten-shen
Sentence: Carol's penitension headache worsened the day her Visa statement arrived and she realized she'd have to explain the new carpet to Jim.
Etymology: penitence: to express guilt or remorse (usually to a confessor)+ tension: mental, emotional or nervous strain -- often manifested in a headache called a Tension Headache
Signusheadache
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: sign/us/hed/ake
Sentence: I don't know which was worse, my signusheadache or the carpal tunnel in my writing wrist after mall hopping on Saturday.
Etymology: sign + sinus headache
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COMMENTS:
That type of charging always leads to delay-aw-ache at night. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-04: 06:45:00
nightmares such as "A mall and the night visitors" - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-04: 11:30:00
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Comments:
Sounds debititating!
Oops, that was meant to be a comment on credache!
Today's definition was illustrated by Franke James. Thank you Franke. ~ James